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 | Ashtanga and Iyengar were two of the yoga styles that began to turn westerners on to yoga in the 1970s. The two styles are very different: Ashtanga relies on a set series of poses done in succession, focusing on ujjayi breathing and the bandhas as you move through the poses. Iyengar-style yoga is more about working through individual poses, often with the assistance of props. So would it surprise you to learn that Ashtanga founder Pattabhi Jois and B.K.S. Iyengar has the same yoga teacher? Well, they did, and his name was Krishnamacharya. | |
On Krishnamacharya
Though his name is perhaps less well-known than some of his famous students', it's not an overstatement to call T. Krishnamacharya the father of modern yoga. His development of a unique approach to hatha yoga, together with his tireless promotion and exceptional acolytes led directly to yoga's increased availability to western students.
| Krishnamacharya's Legacy: Viniyoga
According to yoga memoirist A.G. Mohan, who recently published an account of his time under Krishnamacharya's tutelage (Krishnamacharya: His Life and Teachings), the adaptive, personal style in which Krishnamacharya taught in his later years developed into Viniyoga, which was popularized by Krishnamacharya's son, T.K.V. Desikachar.
| Has Yoga Improved Your Health?
Mohan writes that Krishnamacharya treated many students with ailments through yoga. So far, fifteen readers of About.com Yoga have described the positive effect yoga has had on their health. Read their stories and share your own.
| Pose of the Week: Side Plank Variation for a Sore Arm
 For this week's featured pose, I'd like to suggest a variation of side plank that I've been working with. I strained my forearm recently, so I'm avoiding poses where I have to bear a lot of weight on one arm. This pretty much ruled out side plank, but it kept coming up in class so I started doing the pose with my forearm flat on the mat.The forearm should be parallel to the front of your mat. Even if your arms are fine (and I hope they are!), it's a nice variation since it changes your center of gravity and works the core. (Note: The traditional version of the pose with a straight arm is shown in this photo.)
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